High burden of human papillomavirus and premalignant cervical lesions among women starting HIV treatment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
hr-HPV infection and cervical abnormalities are common among WLHIV starting ART, especially those with low CD4 counts, highlighting that early HIV testing and treatment initiation must be prioritised together with cervical cancer screening. The diversity of hr-HPV types suggests a need for vaccines with expanded HPV type coverage in this setting.
Authors
- Nigel Garrett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4530-234X)
- Paul K. Drain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3300-3817)
- Andile Maphumulo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5518-4113)
- Precious Radebe
- Nivashnee Naicker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8819-3825)
- Kogieleum Naidoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8874-6661)
- Lenine J. P. Liebenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6768-8776)
- Nonkululeko Avril Mbatha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3411-9697)
- N. P. Mbambo
- Thobile Mhlongo
- Jienchi Dorward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6072-1430)
- Nicola Bodley
- Pedzisai Munatsi
- Farzana Osman
- Sibongile Madlala
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (ZA)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Published
- 2024-11-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2024-056129
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- National Institutes of Health